Addicted Like Me A Mother-Daughter Story of

Told Through the Voices of the mother-daughter writing team, Addicted Like Me offers a detailed personal account of addiction and how it affects the entire family. Karen Franklin recounts her own past as a young addict, her struggle with the alcoholism of her parents, and ultimately her husband's and children's addictions. Lauren King, Franklin's daughter, tells of her own spiral of addiction-from marijuana and alcohol to crystal meth.

Karen Franklin has spent the past twenty-one years recovering from the effects of addiction and helping others to do the same. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Lauren King has been sober for ten years and is currently pursing a degree in Chemical Dependency. She lives in surprise, Arizona.

Introduction	p. 6
Watching My Addiction Claim My Kids
A Mother's Story of Inherited Addiction and Abuse
An Addict's Life	p. 16
A Family History of Crisis	p. 32
Our Spiral Down	p. 52
False Hope	p. 69
Healing from the Bottom Up	p. 84
Life with Early Sobriety	p. 100
Watching Myself Fall
A Daughter's Story of Beating the Legacy of Addiction
My Beast, My Addiction	p. 118
The Progression of the Disease	p. 134
From Bad to Worse	p. 149
Stopping the Beast in Its Tracks	p. 164
The Transformation	p. 181
Challenges on the Sober Path	p. 197
My Life on Life's Terms	p. 213
Watching Us Recover
A Mother-Daughter Guide to Recovery Strategies and Hope
Does Your Kid Have a Drug Problem?	p. 228
Are You All Ready for Treatment?	p. 239
Are You Need Help Managing?	p. 244
Are You Doing What Works?	p. 251
What Is Still Going On?	p. 259
Are You Aware of These Resources?	p. 265
Acknowledgments	p. 272
About The Authors	p. 274
Discussion Questions	p. 276
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Addicted Like Me A Mother-Daughter Story of Substance Abuse and Recovery

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